Fresh Ideas for CalFresh is nearly three-year project (2019-2022) documenting the experiences of over 400 food-insecure Angelenos across the county navigating public benefit programs like CalFresh. In fact, there are…

This research paper by author Love Jonson provides a method for using mapping technology to site farm stands in neighborhoods effected by gentrification where low income residents may not be…

ABSTRACT: Numerous interventions have been implemented at farmers markets across the United States in recent years in order to increase Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) redemptions. These initiatives include ensuring…

ABSTRACT: The last several years have seen a rapid expansion in the number of nutrition incentive programs implemented at farmers markets. While there has been increased attention paid to these…

ABSTRACT: Recent increases in consumer demand for local food have resulted in more opportunities for food to be purchased in close proximity to where it is produced. However, local markets…

ABSTRACT: The number of people in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, is currently at an all-time high. The switch from food stamp coupons to…

ABSTRACT: The number of farmers' markets in the United States has increased rapidly over the last 20 years. They have begun to attract a great deal of attention for their…

Racism underlies the U.S. food system. To withstand, resist, and reshape the dominant food system, communities of color have created alternative food systems rooted in self-determination, ownership, and collective power.…

This study employed a qualitative approach, interviewing vendors (n=19) selling at four farmers markets in Maryland to understand the barriers and facilitators to implementing the Maryland Market Money program. Overall,…

A growing number of farmers’ markets offer incentive programs to increase access to fresh produce in low-income communities and support local farmers, yet program implementation has not been widely studied.…